Resealable container with collar and lid

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container. The container may include a tub having a continuous groove located in the upper portion of the tub and a collar having a continuous tub mating surface extending about the entire perimeter of the collar for engaging the continuous groove of the tub, thereby securing the collar to the tub. The collar may also include a lid.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container.BACKGROUND[0002]There are many products in granular or powdered form that are currently packaged in containers. These products include, but are not limited to, infant formula, flour, coffee, sugar, and nutritional supplements, such as protein supplements. Since many of these products are stored, shipped, sold and dispensed from the same container, the container should be designed to withstand the rigors to which it will be exposed, but must be user friendly for the consumer.[0003]Plastic containers are sometimes used to store and transport various granular materials, especially in the industrial and food sectors. Some of these containers may include a lid such that the container can be...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is about a collar designed to securely attach a lid to a container. The collar has a surface that attaches to the container's collar and is designed to prevent the collar from rotating around the container. This ensures that the lid remains in place and can be opened and closed multiple times. The container also has a scoop that can be used to remove the contents and the scoop is designed to fit into a channel in the container. The patent aims to provide a more stable and secure container design for easy assembly and use.

Problems solved by technology

However, depending on the particle size of the granular product, the product may leak from the plastic container, especially in and around the area where the lid seals the container.

Accordingly, while many plastic containers include resealable lids so that users may open the container multiple times to extract product from the interior of the container, often times, these resealable lids are not securely attached to the tub of the container such that the granular product does not leak from the container.

Moreover, many containers that include a resealable closure often do not provide complete closure of the container.

Additionally, especially in the case of food products, the primary seal of the container should be tamper evident so that the contents of the container cannot be accessed before being purchased and consumed by the user.

When this occurs, the contents of the container may be contaminated, which may cause the product to be unfit for consumption by the user.

Additionally, there exists a need for a closure that remains tamper evident prior to first opening of the container.

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